Another reason high school relationships fail is due to the fact that to the people who are in them: teenagers. Those who care about themselves intentionally: These are the people who date because they want the relationship, not the other person in the relationship.

Can relationships last from high school?

Less than 2 percent of marriages belong to high school sweethearts, according to Brandon Gaille. Showing the highly unlikely event of high school couples actually lasting. Although the likelihood for high school sweethearts to marry is slim, if they do marry their chances of surviving the marriage becomes even slimmer.